IMPIGNORATE

Etymology

Verb

impignorate (third-person singular simple present impignorates, present participle impignorating, simple past and past participle impignorated)

(obsolete, transitive) To pledge or pawn.

Source: Wiktionary


Im*pig"no*rate, v. t. Etym: [LL. impignoratus, p. pl of impignorare to pawn. See Pignoration.]

Definition: To pledge or pawn. [Obs.] Laing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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